20 34410A/11A User’s Guide
1 Quick Start
To Prepare the Multimeter for Use
The following steps help you verify that the multimeter is ready for use.
1 Check the list of supplied items.
Verify that you have received the following items with your multimeter.
If anything is missing, contact your nearest Agilent Sales Office.
• One test lead set.
• One power cord.
• One USB 2.0 cable
• Product Reference CD–ROM.
• Agilent Automation Ready (IO Libraries) CD–ROM.
• One folded Quick Reference Card.
• Certificate of Calibration.
The product documentation, including the Programmer’s Reference
Help and the product manuals, are included on the Product Reference
CD–ROM. Printed (hardcopy) manuals are optional, and included only if
you ordered them.
2 Connect the power cord and turn on the multimeter.
The front–panel display will light up while the multimeter performs its
power–on self–test. The multimeter powers up in the dc voltage
function with autoranging enabled (unless a previous user has
configured power–up using a non–default stored state (see “Multimeter
State Storage” on page 51).